Kelly and Leon’s Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Kelly and Leon's Minstrels Hall (720 Broadway)

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
5 February 2017

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

17 Dec 1867, Evening
18 Dec 1867, Evening
19 Dec 1867, Evening
20 Dec 1867, Evening
21 Dec 1867, Evening

Program Details

Closed on Monday for this week.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Kelly and Leon’s Minstrels;  Rollin Howard;  George W. Howard Griffin;  Nelse Seymour;  Dave [minstrel] Reed;  Sam Price [minstrel];  George [tenor] Percival
2)
Romeo and Juliet, [burlesque ballet]

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 17 December 1867.

“Reopen this Evening.”

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 20 December 1867.

“A Matinee for Ladies every Saturday”

3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 21 December 1867, 194.

“The performances of Kelly and Leon’s Minstrels, which were brought to an abrupt termination after Wednesday evening of last week, owing to the sad calamity, will be resumed on Tuesday evening, the 17th inst.  As Mr. Kelly is not able to re-appear for some time, and as Leon has quit the profession for a while, other artists have been secured.”